TIL that the abbreviation 'lb' for pounds comes from the Latin 'libra' (scales), like the constellation.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/lb?searchDictCode=all



Submitted January 28, 2015 at 07:06PM by pedanticscientist http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2tyli4/til_that_the_abbreviation_lb_for_pounds_comes/